Month: December 2010

“And in the end, its not the years in you life that count. It’s the life in your years.” –Abraham Lincoln As I grow older, I realize how quickly the years come and go and how easy it is to coast along without reflecting on what is important. The beginning of another year provides an […]

As plans for celebration of the holiday season are finalized and we gather with friends and relatives, it seems an appropriate time to reflect on the blessings of the past few months. While the human tendency might be to rhyme off the things that did not work out as planned — which for me included […]

” You can share even if you have only a little”. Quote from an East African proverb. I was struck by the meaning of this a few years ago when our son was home for a brief visit at Christmas during the time he was studying abroad. He was unemployed, broke and looking to begin […]

Two weeks to go before the big day! Everywhere there are reminders that the holiday season is here. The morning paper arrives filled with sale flyers; the email in-box is full of promotions, radio stations are playing Christmas tunes, and TV stations are re-running the classic Christmas movies. By today, most people are deep into […]

During my recent hospital stay, I had a delightful lady of 102 years for a roommate. She was hospitalized due to a fractured hip which occurred when she was walking to her local mall for her weekly manicure. The fracture occurred when she was blown off her feet by a huge gust of wind. The […]